diff --git a/doc/api/vm.md b/doc/api/vm.md
index 001e7b0a2387ff..5b47d3872c3207 100644
--- a/doc/api/vm.md
+++ b/doc/api/vm.md
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ to the `http` module passed to it. For instance:
 const vm = require('vm');
 
 const code = `
-(function(require) {
+((require) => {
   const http = require('http');
 
   http.createServer((request, response) => {